For this assignment, choose from the list
of 50 well-known corporations listed below. Research one of the companies from
the list. Apply concepts from this course (units 1–4: Management Fundamentals,
Management Tools / Planning, Decision Making / Communications / Organizing and
Org Behavior / Leading) and discuss the chief executive officer’s (CEO)
leadership qualities. Answer the following questions:
• Discuss 3 factors or characteristics
that you think makes this individual (the CEO) an effective leader.
• Discuss 3 factors or characteristics
that a credible management industry source thinks makes this individual an
effective leader. Support your argument with reliable outside sources.
• What do you think will be the key
cultural or organizational legacy this leader will leave behind?
List of 50 Corporations 1. 3M 2. Abbott
Laboratories 3. Adobe Systems 4. Advanced Battery Technologies 5. Alcoa 6.
American Express 7. Altria Group 8. Anheuser Busch 9. Apple 10. AT&T 11.
Bed Bath & Beyond 12. Boeing 13. Bank of America 14. CarMax 15. Caterpillar
16. Cisco Systems 17. Chevron 18. Edward Jones 19. Exxon Mobil 20. Ford Motor
Co. 21. General Electric Co. 22. General Motors Corporation 23. Goldman Sachs
24. Google 25. Harley Davidson 26. Hewlett Packard 27. Home Depot 28.
International Business Machine 29. Intel 30. Johnson & Johnson 31. Kraft
32. McDonald’s Corporation 33. Merck 34. Microsoft 35. Pfizer 36. Procter
Gamble 37. Qualcomm 38. Quicken Loans 39. SAS 40. Southwest Airlines 41. Sprint
42. Starbucks 43. The Cheesecake Factory 44. United Tech 45. Verizon
Communication 46. Wal-Mart 47. Walgreen’s 48. Walt Disney 49. Wendy’s 50. World
Foods Market
